Barry Hyman
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After almost four successful decades of teaching at the UW, Professor Barry Hyman is getting ready to call it quits.
Professor Hyman was born on Sept. 24, 1937 in New York City. In 1958, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before receiving his master's at St. Louis University and a doctorate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
During the 1960s, Professor Hyman worked as an engineer for McDonnell Aircraft and the U.S. Navy. In 1964, he switched over to a career in teaching at George Washington University for 11 years before finally settling down at the UW as an Associate Professor. Professor Hyman was then appointed director of the university's Program in Social Management of Technology until he changed to a joint appointment in Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs in 1984. Six years later, he was promoted to Full Professor.
Throughout his 39 years of educating UW students, Professor Hyman has garnered numerous awards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Centennial Medal, 1980; Dedicated Service Award, 1986; Coates Roe Medal, 2000) and the American Society of Engineering Education (Chester F. Carlson Award for innovation in engineering education, 1985; Centennial Medallion for lasting and significant contributions to engineering education, 1993). Along with these honors, Professor Hyman was also elected as ASME Vice President for Government Relations in 1997 and ASME Fellow in 2001.
